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ENGINE DEVICE
Technical Field
[0001]
The present invention relates to an engine device such as a diesel
engine which is mounted to an agricultural machine (a tractor and a combine
harvester) or a construction machine (a bulldozer, a hydraulic excavator, and
a loader), and more particularly to an engine device to which an exhaust gas
purification device is mounted, the exhaust gas purification device removing
particulate matters (soot and particulate) included in exhaust gas, or
nitrogen oxides (N0x) included in the exhaust gas.
Background Art
[0002]
There has been conventionally known a technique of purifying the
exhaust gas discharged from the diesel engine by arranging a case inward
provided with a diesel particulate filter (hereinafter, refer to as a DPF
case),
and a case inward provided with a urea selective reducing type catalyst
(hereinafter, refer to as an SCR case), as an exhaust gas purification device
(an exhaust gas aftertreatment device) in an exhaust channel of the diesel
engine, and introducing the exhaust gas to the DPF case and the SCR case
(refer, for example, to patent documents 1 to 3).
Citation List
Patent Literature
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[0003]
Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent No. 4703260
Patent Document 2: Japanese Patent No. 4605205
Patent Document 3: Japanese Patent No. 5020185
Summary of the Invention
Technical Problem
[0004]
In the structure which is provided with an exhaust gas connection
pipe mixing urea water into the exhaust gas, and in which an exhaust gas
inlet of an SCR case is connected to an exhaust gas connection pipe, such as
the prior art document, the exhaust gas connection pipe can be easily
assembled in close vicinity to the SCR case. Further, in the structure in
which a urea water injection portion is formed in the exhaust gas connection
pipe, it is not necessary to specially install the urea water injection
portion,
and it is possible to simplify an attaching structure of the urea water
injection portion.
[00051
However, in the structure in which the urea water injection portion is
installed in the exhaust gas connection pipe, the urea water injection portion
tends to be damaged by the oscillation of the engine, so that there is a
problem that it is necessary to reduce the oscillation of the urea water
injection portion by enhancing a quakeproofing performance of the urea
water injection portion or improving a rigidity of the SCR case.
[0006]
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Further, in the structure in which the urea water injection portion is
installed in the exhaust gas connection pipe, a urea water supply hose or an
electric wiring tends to fall down or be disconnected due to the oscillation
of
the engine in the case that the urea water supply hose or the electric wiring
connected to the urea water injection body is supported to the main machine
side, so that there is a problem that it is impossible to improve a durability
of
the urea water supply hose or the electric wiring and it is impossible to
simplify an attaching structure of the urea water supply hose or the electric
wiring.
[0007]
Further, in the case of being provided with an NOx sensor which
detects nitrogen oxides included in the exhaust gas within the SCR case,
measurement of an amount of nitrogen oxides becomes improper in the
structure in which the NOx sensor detects the exhaust gas in an exhaust gas
accumulation portion in an exhaust gas outlet of the cylindrical SCR case,
and the NOx sensor can not be compactly installed in the structure in which
the NOx sensor protrudes out of an outer peripheral surface of the
cylindrical SCR case in an outer diameter direction (a radial direction).
[0008]
Accordingly, the present invention is going to provide an engine
device to which an improvement is applied by making a study of these actual
condition.
Solution to Problem
[0009]
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In order to achieve the object mentioned above, an engine device
according to the present invention is an engine device having a urea mixing
pipe which injects urea water into exhaust gas of an engine, and an SCR case
which removes nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas of the engine, and
structured such that an inlet side of the SCR case is connected to an outlet
side of the urea mixing pipe, wherein an exhaust gas outlet side of the SCR
case is connected to an exhaust gas inlet side of the urea mixing pipe where a
urea water injection means is arranged, and the exhaust gas inlet side of the
urea mixing pipe is supported to the exhaust gas outlet side of the SCR case.
[0010]
The engine device may be structured such that a mixing pipe support
body and a support stay body detachably connected are provided, the mixing
pipe support body is connected to the exhaust gas inlet side of the urea
mixing pipe, and the support stay body is connected to the exhaust gas outlet
side of the SCR case.
[0011]
The engine device may be structured such that an exhaust gas inlet
side of the SCR case is firmly fixed integrally to an exhaust gas outlet side
of
the urea mixing pipe, a urea water injection portion is provided in the
exhaust gas inlet side of the urea mixing pipe, and the mixing pipe support
body is firmly fixed integrally to an outer peripheral surface of the urea
water injection portion where the urea water injection means is arranged.
[0012]
The engine device may be structured such that an exhaust pipe is
fastened and fixed to the exhaust gas outlet side of the SCR case via the
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support stay body.
[0013]
Further, an engine device according to the present invention is an
engine device having a urea mixing pipe which injects urea water into
exhaust gas of an engine, and an SCR case which removes nitrogen oxides in
the exhaust gas of the engine, and structured such that an exhaust gas inlet
side of the SCR case is connected to an exhaust gas outlet side of the urea
mixing pipe, wherein a urea water injection body is arranged in the exhaust
gas inlet side of the urea mixing pipe which is connected to the exhaust gas
outlet side of the SCR case by a support member, and a urea water supply
hose connected to the urea water injection body is firmly fixed to the support
member by a clamp member.
[0014]
The engine device may be structured such that the support member
is formed by a mixing pipe support body and a support stay body which are
detachably connected, the mixing pipe support body is connected to the
exhaust gas inlet side of the urea mixing pipe, the support stay body is
connected to the exhaust gas outlet side of the SCR case, and the urea water
supply hose is supported to the mixing pipe support body via the clamp
member.
[0015]
The engine device may be structured such that the urea water
injection portion is provided in the exhaust gas inlet side of the urea mixing
pipe, the urea water injection body is arranged in the urea water injection
portion, and the mixing pipe support body is firmly fixed integrally to the
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urea water injection portion.
[0016]
In the engine device mentioned above, a sensor bracket is firmly fixed
to the mixing pipe support body, and the clamp member or a wiring
connector is arranged in the sensor bracket.
[0017]
An engine device according to the present invention is an engine
device having a urea mixing pipe which injects urea water into exhaust gas
of an engine, and an SCR case which removes nitrogen oxides in the exhaust
gas of the engine, and structured such that an exhaust gas inlet side of the
SCR case is connected to an exhaust gas outlet side of the urea mixing pipe,
wherein an NOx sensor detecting the nitrogen oxides included in the exhaust
gas within the SCR case is provided, a tapered taper portion having a
frustum shape is formed in the exhaust gas outlet side of the SCR case, and
the NOx sensor is attached to the tapered taper portion.
[0018]
In the engine device mentioned above, an exhaust gas inlet is formed
in an outer peripheral surface in one end side of the SCR case, the exhaust
gas inlet side of the SCR case is integrally connected to the exhaust gas
outlet side of the urea mixing pipe, an exhaust gas outlet is formed in an end
surface in the other end side of the SCR case, and the exhaust gas inlet side
of the urea mixing pipe is connected to the exhaust gas outlet side of the SCR
case via a support member.
[0019]
In the engine device mentioned above, the tapered taper portion is
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formed by an outlet side lid body, the SCR case has an inner case and an
outer case, an exhaust gas inlet side of the inner case is closed by an inlet
side lid body, an exhaust gas outlet side of the inner case is closed by the
outlet side lid body, and the outer case is outward installed to an outer
peripheral side of the inner case between the inlet side lid body and the
outlet side lid body.
[0020]
In the engine device mentioned above, a spacer body maintaining a
distance between an outer peripheral surface of the inner case and an inner
peripheral surface of the outer case fixed is provided, and the outer case is
integrally connected to the outer peripheral side of the inner case via the
spacer body.
Advantageous Effects of Invention
[0021]
According to the present invention, the exhaust gas outlet side of the
SCR case is connected to the exhaust gas inlet side of the urea mixing pipe
where the urea water injection means is arranged, and the exhaust gas inlet
side of the urea mixing pipe is supported to the exhaust gas outlet side of
the
SCR case. As a result, it is possible to improve a support rigidity in the
exhaust gas inlet side of the urea mixing pipe on the basis of the connection
to the exhaust gas outlet side of the SCR case, it is possible to suppress a
mechanical oscillation and it is possible to reduce damage of the urea water
injection means. It is possible to achieve a weight saving without necessity
of increase in rigidity of the urea mixing pipe or the SCR case. It is
possible
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to achieve a parts number reduction or a manufacturing cost reduction of the
urea mixing pipe attaching structure by applying a piping function to the
exhaust gas outlet side of the SCR case.
[0022]
According to the present invention, the mixing pipe support body and
the support stay body detachably connected are provided, the mixing pipe
support body is connected to the exhaust gas inlet side of the urea mixing
pipe, and the support stay body is connected to the exhaust gas outlet side of
the SCR case. As a result, it is possible to absorb an attaching dimensional
error in the exhaust gas inlet side of the urea mixing pipe on the basis of
the
connection adjustment between the mixing pipe support body and the
support stay body, it is possible to improve an attaching workability of the
urea mixing pipe, and it is possible to improve a piping workability for
connecting to the exhaust gas inlet side of the urea mixing pipe.
[00231
According to the present invention, the exhaust gas inlet side of the
SCR case is firmly fixed integrally to the exhaust gas outlet side of the urea
mixing pipe, the urea water injection portion is provided in the exhaust gas
inlet side of the urea mixing pipe, and the mixing pipe support body is firmly
fixed integrally to the outer peripheral surface of the urea water injection
portion where the urea water injection means is arranged. As a result, it is
possible to support the exhaust gas inlet side of the urea mixing pipe in a
quakeproofing manner, it is possible to reduce the oscillation of the urea
water injection portion where the urea water injection means is arranged,
and it is possible to improve the durability of the urea water injection
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portion.
[0024]
According to the present invention, the exhaust pipe is fastened and
fixed to the exhaust gas outlet side of the SCR case via the support stay
body.
As a result, the support stay body can be attached to the SCR case by using
bolts for fastening the exhaust pipe to the SCR case in common. It is
possible to apply the connection function of the exhaust pipe to the support
stay body, and it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost by reducing the
constituting parts number.
[0025]
According to the present invention, the urea water injection body is
arranged in the exhaust gas inlet side of the urea mixing pipe which is
connected to the exhaust gas outlet side of the SCR case by the support
member, and the urea water supply hose connected to the urea water
injection body is firmly fixed to the support member by the clamp member.
As a result, it is possible to simplify the support structure such as the urea
water supply hose or the harness by making good use of the support member
while it is possible to reduce the damage of the urea water supply hose
caused by the mechanical oscillation, and it is possible to achieve the parts
number reduction or the manufacturing cost reduction of the attaching
structure such as the urea water supply hose or the harness.
[0026]
According to the present invention, the support member is formed by
the mixing pipe support body and the support stay body which are
detachably connected, the mixing pipe support body is connected to the
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exhaust gas inlet side of the urea mixing pipe, the support stay body is
connected to the exhaust gas outlet side of the SCR case, and the urea water
supply hose is supported to the mixing pipe support body via the clamp
member. As a result, the mixing pipe support body can be firmly fixed to
the urea mixing pipe according to a simple processing work such as a
welding process, it is possible to improve an assembling workability by
reducing assembly parts of the urea mixing pipe, and it is possible to
improve a piping workability for connecting to the exhaust gas inlet side of
the urea mixing pipe.
[0027]
According to the present invention, the urea water injection portion
is provided in the exhaust gas inlet side of the urea mixing pipe, the urea
water injection body is arranged in the urea water injection portion, and the
mixing pipe support body is firmly fixed integrally to the urea water
injection
portion. As a result, it is possible to mutually improve an attaching rigidity
to the urea water injection body of the urea water injection portion and a
connecting rigidity of the mixing pipe support body, it is possible to support
the exhaust gas inlet side of the urea mixing pipe in a quakeproofing manner,
and the urea water injection portion can be constructed as a structure which
is excellent in durability.
[00281
According to the present invention, the sensor bracket is firmly fixed
to the mixing pipe support body, and the clamp member or the wiring
connector is arranged in the sensor bracket. As a result, in spite that the
exhaust gas inlet side of the urea mixing pipe can be achieved as the
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structure which is excellent in the durability by adding a clamp function of
the urea water supply hose or the wiring connector to the structure
supporting the urea water injection body in the quakeproofing manner, it is
possible to reduce the manufacturing cost by reducing the constituting parts
number in the exhaust gas inlet side of the urea mixing pipe.
[0029]
According to the present invention, the tapered taper portion having
the frustum shape is formed in the exhaust gas outlet side of the SCR case,
and the NOx sensor is attached to the tapered taper portion. As a result, it
is possible to do away with such a problem that the gas accumulation part is
formed in a cylindrical corner portion in the exhaust gas outlet side of the
SCR case in comparison with the structure in which the exhaust gas outlet
side of the SCR case is formed into the cylindrical shape, it is possible to
smoothly move the exhaust gas from the exhaust gas outlet side of the SCR
case toward the exhaust pipe connected to the portion, and it is possible to
properly measure an amount of nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas in the
exhaust gas outlet side of the SCR case. Further, the NOx sensor can be
supported while being inclined to a center line in the exhaust gas moving
direction of the SCR case, an NOx sensor leading end portion can be
protruded toward a catalyst center portion in the inner portion in the
exhaust gas outlet side of the SCR case, it is possible to improve a precision
for measuring the amount of nitrogen oxides, it is possible to form a base end
side protruding dimension of the NOx sensor protruded out of the outer
peripheral side of the SCR case toward an outer diameter direction short,
and it is possible to structure an outer dimension of the SCR case compactly.
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[00301
According to the present invention, the exhaust gas inlet is formed in
the outer peripheral surface in one end side of the SCR case, the exhaust gas
inlet side of the SCR case is integrally connected to the exhaust gas outlet
side of the urea mixing pipe, the exhaust gas outlet is formed in the end
surface in the other end side of the SCR case, and the exhaust gas inlet side
of the urea mixing pipe is connected to the exhaust gas outlet side of the SCR
case via the support member. As a result, the exhaust gas can be supplied
to the internal portion in one end side of the SCR case while being diffused,
it
is possible to effectively work an action of purifying the SCR catalyst for
reducing the urea selective catalyst which is inward provided in the SCR
case, it is possible to improve the exhaust gas purifying function of the SCR
case, it is possible to smoothly discharge the exhaust gas out of the other
end
side of the SCR case, and it is possible to reduce the exhaust gas resistance
of
the SCR case.
[0031]
According to the present invention, the tapered taper portion is
formed by the outlet side lid body, the SCR case has the inner case and the
outer case, the exhaust gas inlet side of the inner case where the SCR
catalyst for reducing the urea selective catalyst is inward provided is closed
by the inlet side lid body, the exhaust gas outlet side of the inner case is
closed by the outlet side lid body, and the outer case is outward installed to
the outer peripheral side of the inner case between the inlet side lid body
and
the outlet side lid body. As a result, it is possible to easily maintain a
temperature of the exhaust gas and the SCR catalyst within the inner case to
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be equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature, and it is possible to
improve the exhaust gas purifying function of the SCR case. Further, in the
case that the inner case or the outer case is formed by a pipe which is
obtained by bending a metal plate into a cylindrical shape, it is possible to
easily secure a strength which is necessary for inward supporting the SCR
catalyst even if the inner case or the outer case is formed with thin pipe
thickness, and it is possible to achieve the weight saving or the
manufacturing cost reduction of the SCR case.
[0032]
According to the present invention, the spacer body maintaining the
distance between the outer peripheral surface of the inner case and the inner
peripheral surface of the outer case fixed is provided, and the outer case is
integrally connected to the outer peripheral side of the inner case via the
spacer body. As a result, it is possible to easily improve the rigidity of the
cylindrical structure which is formed by the inner case and the outer case, it
is possible to reduce deformation and damage of the inner case or the outer
case, it is possible to save weight of the SCR case, and it is possible to
reduce
the manufacturing cost of the SCR case.
Brief Description of Drawings
[0033]
Fig. 1 is a left side elevational view of a diesel engine and shows a
first embodiment;
Fig. 2 is a right side elevational view of the same;
Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of the same;
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Fig. 4 is a back elevational view of the same;
Fig. 5 is a plan view of the same;
Fig. 6 is an explanatory view in a back elevational view of an upper
portion of the same in a state in which an exhaust gas purification device is
attached;
Fig. 7 is an explanatory view in a back elevational view of the upper
portion of the same in a state in which the exhaust gas purification device is
detached;
Fig. 8 is an explanatory view in a right side elevational view of the
upper portion of the same in a state in which the exhaust gas purification
device is attached;
Fig. 9 is an explanatory view in a right side elevational view of the
upper portion of the same in a state in which the exhaust gas purification
device is detached;
Fig. 10 is a left side elevational view of the exhaust gas purification
device;
Fig. 11 is a right side elevational view of the exhaust gas purification
device;
Fig. 12 is an explanatory view of a right side cross section of the
exhaust gas purification device;
Fig. 13 is an exploded explanatory view of a support base portion of
the exhaust gas purification device;
Fig. 14 is an explanatory view of a cross section of the support base
portion of the exhaust gas purification device;
Fig. 15 is an explanatory view of a cross section of a second case and a
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urea mixing pipe;
Fig. 16 is an explanatory view of a cross section of the urea mixing
pipe;
Fig. 17 is an explanatory view of a back elevation of the exhaust gas
purification device and a cylinder head support portion;
Fig. 18 is an explanatory view of a front surface of the exhaust gas
purification device and the cylinder head support portion;
Fig. 19 is an exploded explanatory view of a urea injection portion of
the urea mixing pipe;
Fig. 20 is an explanatory view of a cross section of the urea injection
portion of the urea mixing pipe;
Fig. 21 is a left side elevational view of a tractor which mounts a
diesel engine thereto;
Fig. 22 is a plan view of the same;
Fig. 23 is a side elevational view of a working vehicle which mounts a
diesel engine thereto; and
Fig. 24 is a plan view of the working vehicle.
Description of Embodiments
[0034]
A description will be given below of a first embodiment obtained by
embodying the present invention with reference to the accompanying
drawings (Figs. 1 to 20). Fig. 1 is a left side elevational view of a diesel
engine 1 in which an exhaust gas manifold 6 is installed, Fig. 2 is a right
side
elevational view of the diesel engine 1 in which an intake air manifold 3 is
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installed, and Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of the diesel engine 1 in
which
a cooling fan 24 is installed. A side in which the exhaust gas manifold 6 is
installed is called as a left side surface of the diesel engine 1, a side in
which
the intake air manifold 3 is installed is called as a right side surface of
the
diesel engine 1, and a side in which the cooling fan 24 is installed is called
as
a front surface of the diesel engine 1.
[0035]
A description will be given of a whole structure of the diesel engine 1
with reference to Figs. 1 to 5. As shown in Figs. 1 to 5, an intake air
manifold 3 is arranged in one side surface of a cylinder head 2 of a diesel
engine 1. The cylinder head 2 is mounted on a cylinder block 5 which has
an engine output shaft 4 (a crank shaft) and a piston (not shown) built-in.
An exhaust gas manifold 6 is arranged in the other side surface of the
cylinder head 2. A front end and a rear end of the engine output shaft 4 are
protruded out of a front surface and a back surface of the cylinder block 5.
[0036]
As shown in Figs. 1 to 5, a flywheel housing 8 is firmly fixed to the
back surface of the cylinder block 5. A flywheel 9 is provided within the
flywheel housing 8. The flywheel 9 is axially supported to the rear end side
of the engine output shaft 4. Power of the diesel engine 1 is adapted to be
taken out via the flywheel 9. Further, a sump 11 is arranged in a lower
surface of the cylinder block 5.
[0037]
As shown in Figs. 2 to 5, an exhaust gas recirculation device (EGR)
15 taking into exhaust gas for recirculation is arranged in the intake air
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manifold 3. An air cleaner 16 (refer to Fig. 21) is connected to the intake
air
manifold 3. External air which is dust removed and purified by the air
cleaner 16 is adapted to be fed to the intake air manifold 3, and be supplied
to each of cylinders of the diesel engine 1.
[0038]
According to the above structure, the exhaust gas discharged out of
the diesel engine 1 to the exhaust gas manifold 6 is partly reflowed to each
of
the cylinders of the diesel engine 1 from the intake air manifold 3 via the
exhaust gas recirculation device 15. As a result, a combustion temperature
of the diesel engine 1 is lowered, a discharge amount of nitrogen oxides
(N0x) from the diesel engine 1 is lowered, and a fuel consumption of the
diesel engine 1 is improved.
[0039]
A cooling water pump 21 is provided for circulating cooling water
within the cylinder block 5 and in a radiator 19 (refer to Fig. 21). The
cooling water pump 21 is arranged in a side where a cooling fan 24 is
installed in the diesel engine 1. The cooling water pump 21 and the cooling
fan 24 are coupled to the engine output shaft 4 via a V-belt 22, and the
cooling water pump 21 and the cooling fan 24 are driven. The cooling water
is fed into the cylinder block 5 from the cooling water pump 21 via an EGR
cooler 18 of the exhaust gas recirculation device 15, and the diesel engine 1
is
adapted to be cooled by a wind of the cooling fan 24.
[0040]
As shown in Figs. 1 to 5, as an exhaust gas purification device 27 for
purifying the exhaust gas discharged out of the cylinders of the diesel engine
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1, there are provided a first case 28 serving as a diesel particulate filter
(DPF) which removes particulate matters in the exhaust gas of the diesel
engine 1, and a second case 29 serving as a urea selective catalyst reducing
(SCR) system which removes nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas of the diesel
engine 1. As shown in Fig. 5, an oxidation catalyst 30 and a soot filter 31
are inward provided in the first case 28 serving as the DPF case. An SCR
catalyst 32 for reducing the urea selective catalyst and an oxidation catalyst
33 are inward provided in the second case 29 serving as the SCR case.
[0041]
The exhaust gas discharged out of the cylinders of the diesel engine 1
to the exhaust gas manifold 6 is discharged outward via the exhaust gas
purification device 27. The exhaust gas purification device 27 is adapted to
reduce carbon monoxide (CO), carbon hydride (HC), particulate matters
(PM), and nitrogen oxides (N0x) in the exhaust gas of the diesel engine 1.
[0042]
As shown in Figs. 3 to 5, the first case 28 and the second case 29 are
formed into a long cylindrical shape which extends long in an orthogonal
direction intersecting the output shaft (the crank shaft) 4 of the diesel
engine
1 in a plan view. A DPF inlet pipe 34 taking into the exhaust gas, and a
DPF outlet pipe 35 discharging the exhaust gas are provided in both sides
(one end side and the other end side in an exhaust gas moving direction) of a
tubular shape of the first case 28. In the same manner, an SCR inlet pipe
36 taking into the exhaust gas, and an SCR outlet pipe 37 discharging the
exhaust gas are provided in both sides (one end side and the other end side in
the exhaust gas moving direction) of the second case 29.
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[0043]
Further, a supercharger 38 forcibly feeding air into the diesel engine
1, and an exhaust gas outlet pipe 7 fastened by bolts to the exhaust gas
manifold 6 are arranged in an exhaust gas outlet of the exhaust gas manifold
6. The exhaust gas of the diesel engine 1 is adapted to be introduced into
the first case 28 by communicating the DPF inlet pipe 34 with the exhaust
gas manifold 6 via the supercharger 38 and the exhaust gas outlet pipe 7.
Meanwhile, the exhaust gas of the first case 28 is adapted to be introduced
into the second case 29 by connecting the SCR inlet pipe 36 to the DPF outlet
pipe 35 via a urea mixing pipe 39 mentioned later. In addition, the DPF
outlet pipe 35 and the urea mixing pipe 39 are detachably connected by a
DPF outlet side flange body 41 for fastening by bolts. The SCR inlet pipe 36
and the urea mixing pipe 39 are integrally connected by welding process.
[0044]
As shown in Fig. 2, each of injectors (not shown) for multiple
cylinders of the diesel engine 1 is provided with a fuel pump 42 to which a
fuel tank 45 shown in Fig. 21 (Fig. 22) is connected and a common rail 43.
The common rail 43 and a fuel filter 44 are arranged in a side where the
intake air manifold 3 is installed in the cylinder head 2, and the fuel pump
42 is arranged in a cylinder block 5 below the intake air manifold 3. Each of
the injectors has an electromagnetic opening and closing control type fuel
injection valve (not shown).
[0045]
The fuel within the fuel tank 45 is sucked into the fuel pump 42 via
the fuel filter 44. Meanwhile, the common rail 43 is connected to the
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discharge side of the fuel pump 42, and the cylindrical common rail 43 is
connected to each of the injectors of the diesel engine 1. A surplus of the
fuel which is pressure fed to the common rail 43 from the fuel pump 42 is
returned to the fuel tank 45, the high-pressure fuel is temporarily stored in
the common rail 43, and the high-pressure fuel in the common rail 43 is
supplied to an inner portion of each of the cylinders of the diesel engine 1.
[0046]
According to the structure mentioned above, the fuel in the fuel tank
45 is pressure fed to the common rail 43 by the fuel pump 42, the
high-pressure fuel is stored in the common rail 43, and the fuel injection
valve in each of the injectors is controlled to be opened and closed. As a
result, the high-pressure fuel in the common rail 43 is injected to each of
the
cylinders in the diesel engine 1. In other words, an injection pressure, an
injection timing, and an injection period (an injection amount) of the fuel
can
be controlled with a high precision by electronically controlling the fuel
injection valve in each of the injectors. Therefore, it is possible to reduce
the nitrogen oxides (N0x) discharged out of the diesel engine 1.
[0047]
Further, a description will be given of an attaching structure between
the first case 28 and the second case 29 with reference to Figs. 1 to 14. As
shown in Figs. 2, 4, 13, 17, and 18, there are provided a front portion
support
leg body 82 which is fastened by bolts 81 its lower end side to a right corner
portion in a front surface of the cylinder head 2, a side portion leg body 84
which is fastened by bolts 83 its lower end side to a front corner portion in
a
left side surface of the cylinder head 2, and a rear portion support leg body
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which is fastened by bolts 85 its lower end side to a rear surface of the
cylinder head 2, and each of the support leg bodies 82, 84, and 86 is provided
in a rising manner in the cylinder head 2. A rectangular support base 87
formed by sheet metal processing is provided, and side surfaces and an upper
surface side of the support base 87 are fastened by bolts 88 to upper end
sides of the support leg bodies 82, 84, and 86. Further, a tabular positioning
body 89 is fixed by welding to the upper surface of the support base 87 which
is provided in relation to the exhaust gas outlet pipe 7, a flat positioning
step
portion 7b is formed in the exhaust gas outlet pipe 7 in parallel to the flat
exhaust gas outlet surface 7a of the exhaust gas outlet pipe 7 which is
opened upwardly, a part of a tabular lower surface of the positioning body 89
is brought into surface contact with the positioning step portion 7b, and the
positioning body 89 is fastened to the exhaust gas outlet pipe 7 by
positioning
bolts 90. The upper surface of the support base 87 is adapted to be
approximately horizontal to the diesel engine 1 on the basis of a surface
contact between the exhaust gas outlet pipe 7 (the flat upper surface of the
positioning step portion 7b) and the flat lower surface of the positioning
body
89.
[00481
As shown in Figs. 1 to 14, 17, and 18, a pair of left case fixing body 95
and right case fixing body 96, and four fastening bands 97 having fastening
bolts in both end sides are provided as a pinching body arranging the first
case 28 and the second case 29 in parallel. The first case 28 is firmly fixed
detachably to rear mounting portions 95a and 96a of the left case fixing body
95 and the right case fixing body 96 by a pair of right and left fastening
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bands 97, and the second case 29 is firmly fixed detachably to front mounting
portions 95b and 96b of the left case fixing body 95 and the right case fixing
body 96 by a pair of right and left fastening bands 97. Therefore, the
cylindrical first case 28 and second case 29 which are long in a lateral
direction are arranged in parallel in an upper surface side of the diesel
engine 1, the first case 28 is positioned in the upper surface rear side (the
rear mounting portions 95a and 96a) of the diesel engine 1, and the second
case 29 is positioned in the upper surface front side (the front mounting
portions 95b and 96b) of the diesel engine 1. The front mounting portions
95b and 96b are formed in the upper surface side of the diesel engine 1 to be
lower than the rear mounting portions 95a and 96a, support heights of the
first case 28 and the second case 29 are differentiated, and the urea mixing
pipe 39 is supported at a low position of the upper surface of the diesel
engine 1, so that the upper surface side height of the diesel engine 1 is
adapted to be formable low.
[0049]
As shown in Figs. 6 to 14, front and rear support frame bodies 98 are
fastened by bolts 99 to front and rear end portions of the left case fixing
body
95 and the right case fixing body 96 so as to be adjustable their attachment
positions (support attitudes), a side portion support frame body 105 is
fastened by bolts 106 to a side surface of the right case fixing body 96 so as
to
be adjustable its attachment position (support attitude), the left and right
case fixing bodies 95 and 96, the front and rear support frame bodies 98, and
the side portion support frame body 105 are connected like a quadrangular
frame shape, the front and rear support frame bodies 98 and the side portion
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support frame body 105 are fastened by bolts 100 to the upper surface of the
support base 87, and the first case 28 and the second case 29 are firmly fixed
to the upper surface of the support base 87 via the left and right case fixing
bodies 95 and 96 and the fastening bands 97, thereby constructing the
exhaust gas purification device 27 serving as the exhaust gas purification
unit.
[0050]
As shown in Figs. 6 to 10, four fastening bands 97 are provided as a
plurality of pinching bodies. The fastening band 97 has a belt-like fastening
band main body 97a, and a fastening bolt 97b which is firmly fixed to both
end sides of the fastening band main body 97a. In a state in which the
fastening band main body 97a is wound around the first case 28 or the
second case 29, a leading end side of the fastening bolt 97b is fitted and
inserted to bolt holes 95c and 96c of the left case fixing body 95 and the
right
case fixing body 96, a fastening nut 97c is threadably attached to the leading
end side of the fastening bolt 97b, and the first case 28 is firmly fixed to
the
rear mounting portions 95a and 96a of the left case fixing body 95 and the
right case fixing body 96 via two left and right fastening bands 97. Further,
the second case 29 is firmly fixed to the front mounting portions 95b and 96b
of the left case fixing body 95 and the right case fixing body 96 via two left
and right fastening bands 97, and the first case 28 and the second case 29
which are long in the lateral direction and are formed into the cylindrical
shapes are arranged in a sideways falling attitude in the upper surface side
of the diesel engine 1.
[0051]
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Further, left and right unit suspension members 91 are fastened by
bolts 92 to a front end side of the left case fixing body 95 and a rear end
side
of the right case fixing body 96, the left and right unit suspension members
91 are arranged at diagonal positions of the quadrangular frame of the left
and right case fixing bodies 95 and 96 and the front and rear support frame
bodies 98, and the exhaust gas purification device 27 is adapted to be
movable in a suspended state via the left and right unit suspension members
91 by using a material handling machine such as a hoist or a chain block.
Meanwhile, the diesel engine 1 is structured such as to be movable in a
suspended state via the front and rear engine suspension members 102 and
103 by fastening the front and rear engine suspension members 102 and 103
by bolts 104 to the left front portion and the back face portion of the
cylinder
head 2 in the diesel engine 1, and using a material handling machine such as
a hoist or a chain block.
[0052]
Next, a description will be given of a structure of the second case 29
and the urea mixing pipe 39 with reference to Figs. 3, 15, and 16. As shown
in Figs. 3 and 15, the urea mixing pipe 39 is formed by a straight tubular
portion 145 which forms ammonia according to a hydrolysis of the urea, a
urea water injection portion 146 which is provided in an exhaust gas
upstream side end portion of the straight tubular portion 145, and an elbow
tubular portion 185. An exhaust gas inlet side of the urea water injection
portion 46 is fastened by bolts to an exhaust gas outlet side of a DPF outlet
pipe 35 by the DPF outlet side flange body 41, an exhaust gas inlet side of
the straight tubular portion 145 is fixed by welding to an exhaust gas outlet
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side of the urea water injection portion 146, and an exhaust gas inlet side of
the elbow tubular portion 185 is fixed by welding to an exhaust gas outlet
side of the straight tubular portion 145, thereby moving the exhaust gas
from the first case 28 to the urea mixing pipe 39.
[0053]
As shown in Figs. 15 and 16, the elbow tubular portion 185 has an
elbow outer pipe 186 which is formed by a pair of halved tube bodies obtained
by dividing a cylinder into two sections in a longitudinal direction, and a
connection flange portion 186a is formed in the portion by folding end
portions in the longitudinal direction of the halved tube bodies of the elbow
outer pipe 186 outward. In the same manner, the elbow tubular portion 185
has an elbow inner pipe 187 which is formed by a pair of halved tube bodies
obtained by dividing a cylinder into two sections in a longitudinal direction,
and a connection flange portion 187a is formed in the portion by folding end
portions in the longitudinal direction of the halved tube bodies of the elbow
inner pipe 187 outward. Further, the elbow outer pipe 186 and the elbow
inner pipe 187 of the elbow tubular portion 185 are integrally formed by
pinching the connection flange portion 187a of the elbow inner pipe 187 by
the connection flange portion 186a of the elbow outer pipe 186 so as to fix by
welding.
[0054]
As shown in Fig. 15, the straight tubular portion 145 of the urea
mixing pipe 39 has a mixing outer pipe 188 and a mixing inner pipe 189 of a
double pipe structure. A pipe length of the mixing inner pipe 189 is formed
shorter than a pipe length of the mixing outer pipe 188. An exhaust gas
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inlet side of the elbow inner pipe 187 is protruded out of a cylindrical
opening
in an exhaust gas inlet side of the elbow outer pipe 186 in the elbow tubular
portion 185, the exhaust gas inlet side of the elbow outer pipe 186 is fixed
by
welding to an exhaust gas outlet side of the mixing outer pipe 188, and the
exhaust gas inlet side of the elbow tubular portion 185 is connected to the
exhaust gas outlet side of the straight tubular portion 145 by fixing by
welding the exhaust gas inlet side of the elbow inner pipe 187 to the exhaust
gas outlet side of the mixing inner pipe 189. More specifically, the exhaust
gas inlet side of the elbow tubular portion 185 is integrally connected to the
exhaust gas outlet side of the urea mixing pipe 39.
[00551
In addition, the exhaust gas outlet side of the elbow inner pipe 187 is
protruded out of the cylindrical opening in the exhaust gas outlet side of the
elbow outer pipe 186 in the elbow tubular portion 185, the exhaust gas outlet
side of the elbow outer pipe 186 is fixed by welding to the exhaust gas inlet
side of the SCR inlet pipe 36, and an exhaust gas inlet side of an extension
pipe 190 is fixed by welding to the exhaust gas outlet side of the elbow inner
pipe 187.
[0056]
Further, as shown in Fig. 15, the second case 29 is formed into a
double pipe structure by an inner case 136 and an outer case 137. An SCR
catalyst 32 and an oxidation catalyst 33 for urea selective catalyst reducing
are accommodated in the inner case 136. An outer peripheral side of the
inner case 136 and an inner peripheral side of the outer case 137 are
connected via a support body 138 having a ring shape and made of a thin
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plate. A case heat insulation material 139 made of heat resisting fiber is
filled between the outer peripheral side of the inner case 136 and the inner
peripheral side of the outer case 137.
[00571
As shown in Fig. 15, an inlet side lid body 135 is fixed by welding to
one end side (an end portion in an exhaust gas upstream side) of the inner
case 136 and the outer case 137. One end sides of tubular opening portions
of the inner case 136 and the outer case 137 are closed by the inlet side lid
body 135. Further, exhaust gas inlets 133 and 134 are formed in the inner
case 136 and the outer case 137 between the SCR catalyst 32 accommodation
portion and the inlet side lid body 135. The exhaust gas inlet 134 of the
outer case 137 is formed larger in diameter than the exhaust gas inlet 133 of
the inner case 136, and the exhaust gas outlet side of the SCR inlet pipe 36
is
fixed by welding to the outer peripheral side of the exhaust gas inlet 133 of
the inner case 136.
[00581
More specifically, the inner tube 187 of the elbow tubular portion 185
is formed smaller in diameter than the inlet opening of the inner case 136,
and the outlet opening of the SCR inlet pipe 36 is formed larger in diameter
than the inlet opening of the SCR inlet pipe 36. The SCR inlet pipe 36 is
passed through the exhaust gas inlet 134 of the outer case 137, and the inner
portion of the SCR inlet pipe 36 is communicated with the inner side of the
inner case 136. An exhaust gas supply chamber 140 of the second case 29 is
formed in an inner portion of the inner case 136 between the SCR catalyst 32
and the inlet side lid body 135, and the exhaust gas outlet side of the inner
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pipe 187 in the elbow tubular portion 185 is protruded out of the exhaust gas
inlet side of the extension pipe 190 protruded to the exhaust gas outlet side
of the SCR inlet pipe 36, toward an inner portion of the exhaust gas supply
chamber 140.
[0059]
According to the structure mentioned above, the exhaust gas supply
chamber 140 of the second case 29 is formed between an exhaust gas
acceptance end surface of the SCR catalyst 32 and the inlet side lid body 135
obtained by depressing an opposing surface to the SCR catalyst 32 into a
concave surface. The exhaust gas mixed with the urea water as the
ammonia is put into the exhaust gas supply chamber 140 from the inner pipe
187 of the elbow tubular portion 185, and the exhaust gas is passed to the
inner portions of the SCR catalyst 32 and the oxidation catalyst 33, thereby
reducing the nitrogen oxides (N0x) in the exhaust gas which is discharged
out of the SCR outlet pipe 37 of the second case 29.
[0060]
As shown in Figs. 1, 15, and 16, in the engine device having the urea
mixing pipe 39 which injects the urea water into the exhaust gas of the
engine 1, and the second case 29 serving as the SCR case which removes the
nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas of the engine 1, and in which the inlet
side
of the second case 29 is connected to the outlet side of the urea mixing pipe
39, the engine device being structured such that the urea mixing pipe 39 is
formed by the elbow outer pipe 186 and the elbow inner pipe 187 having the
double pipe structure, and the second case 29 is formed by the inner case 136
body and the outer case 137 body having the double case structure, the
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exhaust gas outlet side end portion of the elbow outer pipe 186 is connected
to the exhaust gas inlet 133 of the inner case 136 body, and the exhaust gas
outlet side end portion of the elbow inner pipe 187 is protruded to the inner
portion of the second case 29. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the elbow
inner pipe 187 from coming into contact with the outside air, and it is
possible to reduce the formation of the crystal lump of the urea component in
the inner hole surface of the elbow inner pipe 187. It is possible to easily
prevent the exhaust gas resistance of the elbow inner pipe 187 from being
increased by the growth of the urea crystal lump.
[00611
As shown in Fig. 15, the exhaust gas outlet side end portion of the
elbow outer pipe 186 is formed larger in diameter than the inlet opening of
the inner case 136 body, and the exhaust gas outlet side end portion of the
elbow outer pipe 186 is fixed by welding to the outer peripheral surface of
the
inner case 136 body. Therefore, the exhaust gas outlet side end portion of
the elbow outer pipe 186 can be connected to the outer peripheral surface
which is spaced from the inlet opening edge of the inner case 136 body in the
outer peripheral surface of the inner case 136 body. More specifically, the
elbow outer pipe 186 (the exhaust gas outlet side end portion) can be firmly
fixed easily by welding process to the outer peripheral surface of the inner
case 136 body while preventing the deformation of the inner case 136 body,
and the exhaust gas outlet side end portion of the elbow outer pipe 186 can
be connected with high rigidity to the outer peripheral surface of the inner
case 136 body so as to be spaced from the inlet opening edge of the inner case
136 body, thereby improving a connection strength between the outer
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peripheral surface of the inner case 136 body and the exhaust gas outlet side
end portion of the elbow outer pipe 186.
[0062]
As shown in Figs. 15 and 16, the elbow outer pipe 186 and the elbow
inner pipe 187 are formed into a split structure, and are integrally
structured by pinching a split connection portion of the elbow inner pipe 187
by a split connection portion of the elbow outer pipe 186. Therefore, it is
not
necessary to specially arrange a support member of the elbow inner pipe 187,
and it is possible to prevent the crystal lump of the urea component from
being formed in the vicinity of the exhaust gas inlet of the second case 29
while simplifying the pipe structure. It is possible to easily prevent contact
between the exhaust gas outlet side end portion of the elbow inner pipe 187
which is protruded out of the elbow outer pipe 186 into the inner portion of
the second case 29, and the exhaust gas inlet opening edge of the second case
29.
[0063]
As shown in Fig. 15, the exhaust gas outlet side of the SCR inlet pipe
36 serving as the exhaust gas inlet pipe is firmly fixed to the inlet opening
portion of the inner case 136 body, the exhaust gas inlet side of the SCR
inlet
pipe 36 is firmly fixed to the exhaust gas outlet side end portion of the
elbow
outer pipe 186, the exhaust gas inlet side of the extension pipe 190 is
connected to the exhaust gas outlet side end portion of the elbow inner pipe
187, and the exhaust gas outlet side of the extension pipe 190 is protruded
into the inner portion of the inner case 136 body. Therefore, the urea
mixing pipe 39 can be connected to the second case 29 without bringing the
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elbow inner pipe 187 (the exhaust gas) into contact with the connection
portion (the exhaust gas inlet pipe) between the second case 29 and the
elbow outer pipe 186, and it is possible to prevent the urea crystal lump from
being formed in the vicinity of the second case 29 inlet (the connection
portion with the urea mixing pipe 39).
[0064]
Further, as shown in Fig. 15, the exhaust gas outlet side of the inner
case 136 is protruded out of the exhaust gas outlet side of the outer case 137
of the second case 29, and the outlet side lid body 141 is connected by weld
fixation to the exhaust gas outlet side of the inner case 136. The outlet side
lid body 141 is formed by a frustum shaped cylinder in which a diameter in
the exhaust gas outlet side to which the SCR outlet pipe 37 is connected, is
smaller than a diameter in the exhaust gas inlet side connected to the inner
case 136. A tabular support stay body 142 is arranged in an outer side
surface of the exhaust gas outlet of an outlet side lid body 141, and the SCR
outlet pipe 37 and the support stay body 142 are fastened by bolts 143 to the
outlet side lid body 141. The tabular support stay body 142 may be fixed by
welding to the outer side surface of the exhaust gas outlet of the outlet side
lid body 141.
[00651
As shown in Figs. 6, 11, 12, and 15, one end side of the support stay
body 142 is extended in an outer peripheral direction of the second case 29,
one end side of a mixing pipe support body 143 is fastened by bolts 144 to an
extension end portion of the support stay body 142, a receiving portion 143a
is provided in the other end side of the mixing pipe support body 143, the
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receiving portion 143a of the mixing pipe support body 143 is fixed by
welding to a urea water injection portion 146 of the urea mixing pipe 39, and
the urea water injection portion 146 of the urea mixing pipe 39 is supported
to the exhaust gas outlet side of the second case 29 via the support stay body
142 and the mixing pipe support body 143.
[0066]
Meanwhile, as shown in Figs. 11 and 12, the first case 28 is provided
with DPF temperature sensors 115 and 116 which detect temperature of the
exhaust gas in the vicinity of the oxidation catalyst 30 within the first case
28, and a DPF differential pressure sensor 111 which detects pressure of the
exhaust gas of the soot filter 31 within the first case 28, and the second
case
29 is provided with an SCR temperature sensor 117 which detects
temperature of the exhaust gas inlet of the second case 29, and an NOx
remaining sensor 110 which detects the nitrogen oxides (N0x) in the exhaust
gas in the exhaust gas outlet side of the second case 29. A sensor bracket
112 is fastened by bolts 113 to the mixing pipe support body 143, and a
wiring connector 114 electrically connected to each of the temperature
sensors 115, 116, and 117 and the DPF differential pressure sensor 111 are
attached to the sensor bracket 112. Further, a urea water injection pipe 75
mentioned later is attached to the sensor bracket 112 via an injection pipe
holder 75a.
[0067]
More specifically, since the residual volume of the particulate
matters in the exhaust gas collected by the soot filter 31 is in proportion to
the differential pressure of the exhaust gas, a soot filter regeneration
control
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(for example, a fuel injection control or an intake air control of the diesel
engine 1 for raising the temperature of the exhaust gas) is executed on the
basis of results of detection of the differential pressure sensor 111 when an
amount of the particulate matters remaining in the soot filter 31 is increased
to a predetermined amount or more, the soot filter regeneration control
reducing the amount of the particulate matters in the soot filter 31.
Meanwhile, a urea water injection control is executed on the basis of results
of detection of the NOx remaining sensor 110, the urea water injection
control adjusting an amount of the urea water solution injected into the
inner portion of the urea mixing pipe 39.
[00681
As shown in Figs. 1 to 5, 11, 12, and 15, in the engine device having
the urea mixing pipe 39 which injects the urea water into the exhaust gas of
the diesel engine 1, and the second case 29 serving as the SCR case which
removes the nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas of the diesel engine 1, and
structured such that the exhaust gas inlet side of the second case 29 is
connected to the exhaust gas outlet side of the urea mixing pipe 39, the
engine device is provided with the NOx remaining sensor 110 (the NOx
sensor) which detects the nitrogen oxides included in the exhaust gas within
the second case 29, the outlet side lid body 141 serving as the frustum
shaped tapered taper portion is formed in the exhaust gas outlet side of the
SCR case 29, and the NOx remaining sensor 110 is attached to the outlet side
lid body 141. The NOx remaining sensor 110 is firmly fixed to the frustum
shaped inclined surface of the outlet side lid body 141 in the direction which
intersects the frustum shaped inclined surface of the outlet side lid body
141,
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and the NOx remaining sensor 110 is provided diagonally in relation to the
center line in the exhaust gas moving direction of the second case 29. More
specifically, the NOx remaining sensor 110 is supported so as to be tilted in
the direction of the exhaust gas outlet of the SCR outlet pipe 37.
[0069]
Therefore, in the structure in which the exhaust gas outlet side of the
second case 29 is formed into the cylindrical shape, and the NOx remaining
sensor stands erect in the direction of the outer diameter of the cylindrical
shape, there is a defect that the gas accumulation part is formed in the
corner portion of the cylindrical shape, and there is a defect that the 110 is
orthogonally supported to the center line in the exhaust gas moving direction
of the second case 29 and the NOx remaining sensor 110 greatly protrudes
out of the outer peripheral side of the second case 29 toward the direction of
the outer diameter. On the contrary, since the outlet side lid body 141
serving as the tapered taper portion having the frustum shape is formed in
the exhaust gas outlet side of the SCR case 29, and the NOx remaining
sensor 110 is attached to the outlet side lid body 141, it is possible to do
away
with the defect that the gas accumulation part is formed in the cylindrical
corner portion in the exhaust gas outlet side of the second case 29, the
exhaust gas can be smoothly moved toward the SCR outlet pipe 37 serving as
the exhaust pipe connected thereto from the exhaust gas outlet side of the
second case 29, and it is possible to appropriately measure the amount of the
nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas in the exhaust gas outlet side of the
second case 29. Further, the NOx remaining sensor 110 can be supported to
be inclined to the center line in the exhaust gas moving direction of the
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second case 29, the detection portion in the leading end of the NOx
remaining sensor 110 can be protruded toward the center portion of the
columnar catalyst 33 in the inner portion in the exhaust gas outlet side of
the
second case 29, and it is possible to improve a precision for measuring the
amount of the nitrogen oxides. In addition, it is possible to form a base end
side protruding dimension of the NOx remaining sensor 110 which is
protruded out of the outer peripheral side of the second case 29 toward the
direction of the outer diameter short, and it is possible to compactly
construct the outer dimension of the second case 29.
[00701
As shown in Figs. 11, 12, and 15, the exhaust gas inlet side of the
second case 29 is integrally connected to the exhaust gas outlet side of the
urea mixing pipe 39 by forming the exhaust gas inlet in the outer peripheral
surface in one end side of the second case 29, and the exhaust gas inlet side
of the urea mixing pipe 39 is connected to the exhaust gas outlet side of the
second case 29 via the support member (the support stay body 142 and the
mixing pipe support body 143) by forming the exhaust gas outlet in the end
surface in the other end side of the second case 29. Therefore, the exhaust
gas can be supplied to the inner portion in one end side of the second case 29
while diffusing, and it is possible to effectively work the action of
purifying
the SCR catalyst 32 for reducing the urea selective catalyst which is inward
provided in the second case 29, it is possible to improve the function of
purifying the exhaust gas in the second case 29, it is possible to smoothly
discharge the exhaust gas out of the other end side of the second case 29, and
it is possible to reduce the exhaust gas resistance in the second case 29.
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[0071]
As shown in Fig. 15, in the structure in which the tapered taper
portion is formed by the outlet side lid body 141, the second case 29 has the
inner case 136 and the outer case 137, the exhaust gas inlet side of the inner
case 136 inward provided with the SCR catalyst 32 for reducing the urea
selective catalyst is closed by the inlet side lid body 135, the exhaust gas
outlet side of the inner case 136 is closed by the outlet side lid body 141,
and
the outer case 137 is outward provided in the outer peripheral side of the
inner case 136 between the inlet side lid body 135 and the outlet side lid
body
141. Therefore, it is possible to easily maintain the temperature of the
exhaust gas and the SCR catalyst 32 within the inner case 136 equal to or
higher than the predetermined temperature, and it is possible to improve the
function of purifying the exhaust gas in the second case 29. Further, in the
case that the inner case 136 or the outer case 137 is formed by a pipe
obtained by bending a metal plate into a cylindrical shape, it is possible to
easily secure a strength necessary for inward supporting the SCR catalyst 32
even in the case that the pipe thickness (the thickness of the metal plate) of
the inner case 136 or the outer case 137 is thin. As a result, it is possible
to
achieve weight saving or reduction of manufacturing cost of the second case
29.
[0072]
As shown in Fig. 15, the support body 138 made of the thin plate is
provided as the spacer body which maintains the distance between the outer
peripheral surface of the inner case 136 and the inner peripheral surface of
the outer case 137 constant, and the outer case 137 is integrally connected to
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the outer peripheral side of the inner case 136 via the support body 138 made
of the thin plate. Therefore, it is possible to easily improve the rigidity of
the cylinder structure which is formed by the inner case 136 and the outer
case 137, and it is possible to reduce the deformation and the damage of the
inner case 136 or the outer case 137. Further, it is possible to save weight
of
the second case 29 and it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost of the
second case 29.
[0073]
Further, as shown in Figs. 17 and 19 to 22, there are provided with a
urea water injection pump 73 which pressure feeds the urea water solution
within a urea water tank 71, an electric motor 74 which drives the urea
water injection pump 73, and a urea water injection body 76 which is
connected to the urea water injection pump 73 via the urea water injection
pipe 75. A urea water injection body 76 is attached to a urea water injection
portion 146 of the urea mixing pipe 39 via an injection pedestal 77, and the
urea water solution is sprayed into an inner portion of the urea mixing pipe
39 from the urea water injection body 76. The urea water injection portion
146 has an outer shell case 147 to which the injection pedestal 77 is fixed by
welding, an outside connection pipe 148 which connects an exhaust gas inlet
side of the mixing outer pipe 188 to an exhaust gas outlet side of the outer
shell case 147, and a double pipe inside connection pipe 149 which is inward
provided in the outer shell case 147 and the outside connection pipe 148.
The exhaust gas inlet side of the inside connection pipe 149 is connected to
the exhaust gas outlet side of the DPF outlet pipe 35 (a double pipe
structure), and the exhaust gas inlet side of the mixing inner pipe 189 is
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connected to the exhaust gas outlet side of the inside connection pipe 149,
thereby introducing the exhaust gas of the DPF outlet pipe 35 into the inner
portion of the mixing inner pipe 189.
[0074]
Further, a heat shielding concave portion 77a is formed in an
adhesion surface of the injection pedestal 77 which is fixed by welding to the
outer shell case 147, and the urea water injection body 76 is fastened by
bolts
76b to the injection pedestal 77 which is fixed by welding to the outer shell
case 147, thereby making the heat shielding concave portion 77a be spaced
from a weld fixing surface of the outer shell case 147, forming the injection
pedestal 77 with less adhesion area in relation to the weld fixing surface of
the outer shell case 147, shielding heat of the outer shell case 147 heated by
the exhaust gas by the heat shielding concave portion 77a, and preventing
the injection pedestal 77 from being heated by the heat of the outer shell
case
147. More specifically, it is possible to reduce transmission of the exhaust
heat of the outer shell case 147 to the urea water injection body 76, and it
is
possible to protect a urea water injection valve 76a of the urea water
injection body 76, the urea water injection pipe 75 which is communicated
with and connected to the urea water injection valve 76a, or a control
harness (not shown) which is electrically connected to the urea water
injection valve 76a.
[0075]
As shown in Figs. 1 to 5, 11, 12, 15, 18, and 20, in the engine device
having the urea mixing pipe 39 which injects the urea water into the exhaust
gas of the diesel engine 1, and the second case 29 serving as the SCR case
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which removes the nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas of the diesel engine 1,
and connecting the inlet side of the second case 29 to the outlet side of the
urea mixing pipe 39, the exhaust gas outlet side of the second case 29 is
connected to the exhaust gas inlet side of the urea mixing pipe 39 where the
urea water injection valve 76a serving as the urea water injection means is
arranged, and the exhaust gas inlet side of the urea mixing pipe 39 is
supported to the exhaust gas outlet side of the second case 29. Therefore, it
is possible to improve a support rigidity of the exhaust gas inlet side of the
urea mixing pipe 39 on the basis of the connection to the exhaust gas outlet
side of the second case 29, it is possible to suppress a mechanical
oscillation,
and it is possible to reduce damage of the urea water injection valve 76a. It
is possible to achieve weight saving without necessity of making the rigidity
of the urea mixing pipe 39 or the second case 29 high. It is possible to
achieve parts number reduction or manufacturing cost reduction of the
attaching structure of the urea mixing pipe 39 by applying a piping function
to the exhaust gas outlet side of the second case 29.
[0076]
As shown in Figs. 11, 12, 15, and 18, there are provided the mixing
pipe support body 143 and the support stay body 142 which are detachably
connected, the mixing pipe support body 143 is connected to the exhaust gas
inlet side of the urea mixing pipe 39, and the support stay body 142 is
connected to the exhaust gas outlet side of the second case 29. Therefore, it
is possible to absorb a connection error between the first case 28 or the
second case 29 and the case fixing bodies 95 and 96, or an attaching
dimension error in the exhaust gas inlet side of the urea mixing pipe 39 by
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adjusting the connection between the mixing pipe support body 143 and the
support stay body 142, and it is possible to improve a piping workability for
connecting to the exhaust gas inlet side of the urea mixing pipe 39 as well as
it is possible to improve an assembling workability of the urea mixing pipe
39.
[0077]
For example, when assembling the exhaust gas purification device 27,
the left case fixing body 95 and the right case fixing body 96 are fastened by
bolts 99 and 106 to the support frame body 98 and the side portion support
frame body 105, as well as the support frame body 98 and the side portion
support frame body 105 are fastened by bolts 100 to the support base 87.
Further, the first case 28 and the second case 29 are mounted to the left case
fixing body 95 and the right case fixing body 96, the DPF outlet pipe 35 is
connected to the exhaust gas inlet side of the urea mixing pipe 39 via the
DPF outlet side flange body 41, and the mixing pipe support body 143 and
the support stay body 142 are fastened by bolts 144. The fastening between
the mixing pipe support body 143 and the support stay body 142 by bolts 144
absorbs the connection error between the mixing pipe support body 143 and
the support stay body 142 by loosely fitting and inserting the bolts 144 to
one
or both of the mixing pipe support body 143 and the support stay body 142.
[0078]
Next, the fastening band 97 is wound around the outer peripheries of
the first case 28 and the second case 29, both end sides of the fastening band
main body 97a are connected to the left case fixing body 95 and the right case
fixing body 96 via the fastening bolt 97b and the fastening nut 97c, and the
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first case 28 and the second case 29 are firmly fixed to the left case fixing
body 95 and the right case fixing body 96. More specifically, the first case
28
and the second case 29 are fixedly supported to the left case fixing body 95
and the right case fixing body 96, thereby finishing the assembling work of
the exhaust gas purification device 27.
[0079]
As shown in Figs. 15 and 18, the exhaust gas inlet side of the second
case 29 is firmly fixed integrally to the exhaust gas outlet side of the urea
mixing pipe 39, the urea water injection portion 146 is arranged in the
exhaust gas inlet side of the urea mixing pipe 39, and the mixing pipe
support body 143 is firmly fixed integrally to the outer peripheral surface of
the urea water injection portion 146 where the urea water injection valve
76a is arranged, at the same time. Therefore, it is possible to support in a
quakeproofing manner the exhaust gas inlet side of the urea mixing pipe 39,
it is possible to reduce the oscillation of the urea water injection portion
146
where the urea water injection valve 76a is arranged, and it is possible to
improve the durability of the urea water injection portion 146.
[0080]
As shown in Figs. 11, 12, and 15, the SCR outlet pipe 37 serving as
the exhaust pipe is fastened and fixed to the exhaust gas outlet side of the
second case 29 via the support stay body 142. Therefore, the support stay
body 142 can be attached to the second case 29 by using the bolts 143
fastening the SCR outlet pipe 37 to the second case 29 in common. It is
possible to apply a connection function of the SCR outlet pipe 37 to the
support stay body 142, and it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost by
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reducing the constituting parts number. It is possible to structure such that
the SCR outlet pipe 37 can be fastened by bolts 143 to the support stay body
142 by fixing the support stay body 142 by welding to the exhaust gas outlet
side of the second case 29, and the support stay body 142 and the SCR outlet
pipe 37 are connected in common to the exhaust gas outlet side of the second
case 29 by the bolts 143.
[0081]
As shown in Figs. 1 to 5, 11, 12, 15, and 18, in the engine device
having the urea mixing pipe 39 which injects the urea water into the exhaust
gas of the diesel engine 1, and the second case 29 serving as the SCR case
which removes the nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas of the diesel engine 1,
and structured such that the exhaust gas inlet side of the second case 29 is
connected to the exhaust gas outlet side of the urea mixing pipe 39, the urea
water injection body 76 is arranged in the exhaust gas inlet side of the urea
mixing pipe 39 which is connected to the exhaust gas outlet side of the
second case 29 by the support stay body 142 and the mixing pipe support
body 143 which serves as the support member, and the urea water injection
pipe 75 serving as the urea water supply hose which is connected to the urea
water injection body 76 is firmly fixed to the mixing pipe support body 143 by
the injection pipe holder 75a serving as the clamp member. Therefore, in
spite that it is possible to reduce the damage of the urea water injection
pipe
75 caused by the machine oscillation of the diesel engine 1, it is possible to
simplify the support structure of the urea water injection pipe 75 or the
harness by making good use of the support stay body 142 and the mixing
pipe support body 143, and it is possible to achieve the parts number
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reduction or the manufacturing cost reduction of the attaching structure of
the urea water injection pipe 75 or the harness.
[0082]
As shown in Figs. 11, 12, 15, and 18, the support member is formed
by the mixing pipe support body 143 and the support stay body 142 which
are detachably connected, the mixing pipe support body 143 is connected to
the exhaust gas inlet side of the urea mixing pipe 39, the support stay body
142 is connected to the exhaust gas outlet side of the second case 29, and the
urea water injection pipe 75 is supported to the mixing pipe support body
143 via the injection pipe holder 75a. Therefore, the mixing pipe support
body 143 can be firmly fixed to the urea mixing pipe 39 according to a simple
processing work such as a welding process, an assembling workability can be
improved by reducing the assembled parts of the urea mixing pipe 39, and it
is possible to improve a piping workability for connecting to the exhaust gas
inlet side of the urea mixing pipe 39.
[0083]
As shown in Figs. 15 and 18, in the structure in which the urea water
injection portion 146 is provided in the exhaust gas inlet side of the urea
mixing pipe 39, and the urea water injection body 76 is arranged in the urea
water injection portion 146, the mixing pipe support body 143 is firmly fixed
integrally to the urea water injection portion 146. Therefore, it is possible
to mutually improve an attaching rigidity to the urea water injection body 76
of the urea water injection portion 146, and a connecting rigidity of the
mixing pipe support body 143, it is possible to support in a quakeproofing
manner the exhaust gas inlet side of the urea mixing pipe 39, and the urea
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water injection portion 146 can be constructed as the structure which is
excellent in durability.
[0084]
As shown in Figs. 11 and 12, the injection pipe holder 75a or the
wiring connector 114 is arranged in the sensor bracket 112 by firmly fixing
the sensor bracket 112 to the mixing pipe support body 143. Therefore, in
spite that the exhaust gas inlet side of the urea mixing pipe 39 can be
constructed as the structure which is excellent in the durability by adding
the clamping function of the urea water injection pipe 75 or the wiring
connector 114 to the quakeproofing support structure of the urea water
injection body 76, it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost by reducing
the constituting parts number in the exhaust gas inlet side of the urea
mixing pipe 39.
[0085]
Next, a description will be given of a tractor 51 which mounts the
diesel engine 1 thereon with reference to Figs. 21 and 22. The tractor 51
serving as the working vehicle shown in Figs. 21 and 22 is adapted to
perform a tilling work for tilling a farm field by being installed a tilling
work
machine (not shown). Fig. 21 is a side elevational view of a tractor for an
agricultural work, and Fig. 22 is a plan view of the same. In the following
description, a left side in a direction toward a forward moving direction of
the
tractor is simply called as a left side, and a right side in the direction
toward
the forward moving direction is simply called as a right side.
[0086]
As shown in Figs. 21 and 22, the tractor 51 for the agricultural work
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serving as the working vehicle is adapted to travel forward and backward by
supporting a travel machine body 52 by a pair of right and left front wheels
53 and a pair of right and left rear wheels 54, mounting the diesel engine 1
to
a front portion of the travel machine body 52, and driving the rear wheels 54
and the front wheels 53 by the diesel engine 1. The upper surface side and
both the right and left side surfaces of the diesel engine 1 are covered with
a
hood 56 which can be opened and closed.
[0087]
Further, a cabin 57 which an operator gets on board is installed in a
rear side of the hood 56 among the upper surface of the travel machine body
52. An inner portion of the cabin 57 is provided with a control seat 58 on
which the operator seats, and control instruments such as a control steering
wheel 59 serving as a steering means. Further, a pair of right and left steps
60 for the operator to get on and off are provided in right and left outside
portions of the cabin 57, and a fuel tank 45 for supplying the fuel to the
diesel engine 1 is provided in a lower side of a bottom portion of the cabin
57
and inside the step 60.
[0088]
Further, the travel machine body 52 is provided with a transmission
case 61 for changing speed of the output from the diesel engine 1 so as to
transmit it to the rear wheels 54 (the front wheels 53). The tilling work
machine (not shown) is coupled to a rear portion of the transmission case 61
via a lower link 62, a top link 63, and a lift arm 64 so as to be movable up
and
down. Further, a PTO shaft 65 driving the tilling work machine is provided
in a rear side surface of the transmission case 61. The travel machine body
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52 of the tractor 51 is constructed by the diesel engine 1, the transmission
case 61, and a clutch case 66 coupling them.
[0089]
In addition, the exhaust gas purified by the second case 29 is
discharged from a tail pipe 78 toward an upper side of the cabin 57 by
disposing the tail pipe 78 in a rising manner on a front surface of a right
corner portion of the cabin 57 in the front surface of the cabin 57, extending
a
lower end side of the tail pipe 78 toward an inner portion of the hood 56, and
connecting a lower end side of the tail pipe 78 to the SCR outlet pipe 37 via
a
bellows tubular flexible pipe 79, as shown in Figs. 21 and 22. The machine
vibration transmitted to the tail pipe 78 side from the diesel engine 1 side
is
reduced by the connection of the flexible pipe 79. Further, a urea water
tank 71 is installed to a left side portion of the hood 56 in an opposite side
to
a right side portion where the tail pipe 78 is arranged, in the front surface
of
the cabin 57. More specifically, the urea water tank 71 is arranged in a
sorting manner in the left side portion of the rear portion of the hood 56
while the tail pipe 78 is arranged in the right side portion of the rear
portion
of the hood 56.
[00901
Further, the urea water tank 71 is mounted to the travel machine
body 52 (a bottom portion frame of the cabin 57) in the leftward rear portion
of the hood 56. An oil hole 46 of the fuel tank 45 and a water filler 72 of
the
urea water tank 71 are adjacently provided in a lower portion of a front
surface in the left side of the cabin 57. The tail pipe 78 is arranged in the
front surface in the right side of the cabin 57 where an operator gets on and
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off with low frequency, and the oil hole 46 and the water filler 72 are
arranged in the front surface in the left side of the cabin 57 where the
operator gets on and off with high frequency. The cabin 57 is structured
such that the operator can get on and off the control seat 58 from any of the
left side and the right side.
[0091]
According to the structure mentioned above, the carbon monoxide
(CO) and the carbon hydride (HC) in the exhaust gas of the diesel engine 1
can be reduced by the oxidation catalyst 30 and the soot filter 31 within the
first case 28. Next, the urea water from the urea water injection valve 76a
is mixed into the exhaust gas from the diesel engine 1 in the inner portion of
the urea mixing pipe 39. Further, the nitrogen oxides (N0x) in the exhaust
gas mixed with the urea water as ammonia is reduced by the SCR catalyst 32
and the oxidation catalyst 33 within the second case 29, and is discharged
out of the tail pipe 78 toward the machine outside.
[0092]
Next, a description will be given of a skid steer loader 151 which
mounts the diesel engine 1 thereon, with reference to Figs. 23 and 24. The
skid steer loader 151 shown in Figs. 23 and 24 and serving as the working
vehicle installs a loader device 152 mentioned later thereto and is adapted to
carry out a loading work. Right and left travel crawler portions 154 are
installed to the skid steer loader 151. Further, an openable hood 155 is
arranged above the travel crawler portions 154 of the skid steer loader 151.
The diesel engine 1 is accommodated within the hood 155. The first case 28
and the second case 29 are mounted on and fixed to the upper surface portion
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of the diesel engine 1.
[0093]
The diesel engine 1 is supported to a travel machine body 156
provided in the skid steer loader 151 via a vibration isolation member. A
cabin 157 which a driver gets on board is arranged in front of the hood 155,
and a control steering wheel 158 and a driver seat 159 are provided in an
inner portion of the cabin 157. Further, there are provided a loading work
hydraulic pump device 160 which is driven by the diesel engine 1, and a
travel transmission device 161 which drives the right and left travel crawler
portion 154. The power from the diesel engine 1 is transmitted to the right
and left travel crawler portions 154 via the travel transmission device 161.
An operator seating on the driver seat 159 can carry out a traveling
operation of the skid steer loader 151 via a control portion such as the
control
steering wheel 158.
[0094]
Further, the loader device 152 has loader posts 162 which are
arranged both right and left sides of the travel machine body 156, a pair of
right and left lift arms 163 which are connected to upper ends of the loader
posts 162 so as to be freely oscillated up and down, and a bucket 164 which is
connected to leading end portions of the right and left lift arms 163 so as to
be freely oscillated up and down.
[00951
Lift cylinders 166 for oscillating up and down the lift arms 163 are
respectively provided between the loader posts 162 and the corresponding lift
arms 163. Bucket cylinders 168 for oscillating up and down the bucket 164
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are provided between the right and left lift arms 163 and the bucket 164. In
this case, a hydraulic force of the loading work hydraulic pump device 160 is
controlled according to an operation of a loader lever (not shown) by the
operator on the control seat 159, the lift cylinders 166 and the bucket
cylinders 168 are actuated to be expanded and contracted, and oscillate up
and down the lift arms 163 and the bucket 164, and the loading work is
adapted to be executed. The urea water tank 71 is inward provided in an
upper portion in a forward lateral side of the hood 155. Further, the
radiator 19 arranged so as to be opposed to the cooling fan 24 is inward
provided in a rear portion of the hood 155.
Reference Signs List
[0096]
1 diesel engine
29 second case (SCR case)
32 SCR catalyst for reducing urea selective catalyst
37 SCR outlet pipe (exhaust pipe)
39 urea mixing pipe
75 urea water injection pipe (urea water supply hose)
75a injection pipe holder (clamp member)
76 urea water injection body
114 wiring connector
76a urea water injection valve (urea water injection means)
110 NOx remaining sensor (NOx sensor)
135 inlet side lid body
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136 inner case
137 outer case
138 thin plate support body (spacer body)
141 outlet side lid body (tapered taper portion)
142 support stay body
143 mixing pipe support body
146 urea water injection portion
